“I…I…” The doctor gritted his teeth, took out a silver ingot from his pocket, and said, “It was Madam who asked me to say something serious, so I lied. In fact, the Second Miss is fine. She has been pretending to be unconscious. Her current condition really has nothing to do with me! Please, Lord Shangshu, look into it!”

"You!" Wang took a deep breath, her eyes widened so wide that they almost popped out of their sockets.

Lin Cheng snorted coldly, looking down at the embarrassed Wang and Lin Rouan: "In other words, this is a play directed and performed by you two, mother and daughter, with the purpose of throwing dirty water on Ning'er?"

Wang was immediately panicked by his cold eyes. She wanted to go forward and pull Lin Cheng's trouser leg, but he avoided her calmly.

"Master, it's not like that. Please listen to my explanation..."

"What else is there to say!" Lin Cheng was furious and kicked her hard. "I think you really have forgotten the pain after the wound has healed. The family rules I used a few days ago haven't taught you a lesson! I'm afraid that Rou'er's current condition is retribution for you. Think about it carefully!"

Lin Cheng's face turned pale and he left in a huff.

Wang collapsed on the ground in despair. The pain in her back made her sweat profusely, but she didn't care about that and hurried to stop Lin Rouan.

As long as Rouer is fine, she will have a chance to make a comeback.

Lin Shuning glanced at them coldly, then turned and left.

This "itch medicine" will only cause people to suffer, but will not take their lives. After an hour, the effect of the medicine will disappear.

……

Zhou family, Duke’s Mansion.

Zhou Yuan knelt on the ground and pleaded, "Dad, Mom, I beg you, please find an auspicious day and quickly arrange the marriage between me and Lin Shuning. Otherwise, what if she changes her mind and doesn't want to marry me? I don't want to give up such a beautiful woman to others!"

Ever since he returned home, his mind was filled with that beautiful and unparalleled figure.

Even the beauties he had carefully selected to enter his mansion in the past were no longer in his eyes.

Lin Shuning has a cool and cool feeling that other women don't have.

This kind of cool and noble temperament is what men are most obsessed with.

He wished he could press Lin Shuning under him right now, break her arrogant shell, drag this high-hanging moon into the mud, and train her to be his own plaything.

Thinking of this, Zhou Yuan's body became agitated again even more violently.

Duke Zhou sighed, and his heart sank when he recalled the actions of Lin Shuning and Prince Rui during the day.

If Prince Rui really likes Lin Shuning, then marrying this woman would bring more trouble to the Duke's Mansion.

He was silent and did not speak.

"Dad!" Zhou Yuan shouted in dissatisfaction: "It was you who said you wanted me to marry her, and now it's you who want to go back on your word. So what if it's Prince Rui? He's just a poor prince who was driven out of the capital. Why are you afraid of him!"

"presumptuous!"

Duke Zhou shook his sleeves and said, "You can say this in the palace, but don't spread it outside. No matter how downtrodden Prince Rui is, he is not something the Duke's Palace can afford to offend! His mother is Concubine Xi. Back then, His Majesty almost dismissed the entire harem for this woman. Even though she is no longer as favored as before after what happened that year, as long as Concubine Xi is still around, Prince Rui will always have the capital to turn things around!"

Zhou Yuan laughed disdainfully and said arrogantly: "To dismiss three thousand beauties for a woman, I think the current emperor is no better than this..."

"Yuan'er, no!" Zhou's mother quickly covered his mouth and shook her head at him.

Zhou Yuan looked impatient: "Okay, okay, I won't say anything more, but I will marry Lin Shuning no matter what! Dad, Mom, you guys think of a way for me. If you don't agree, I won't eat from today on. I'll starve to death!"

"You!" Mother Zhou was helpless. She looked at her husband and softly consoled him, "In my opinion, we should let the Shangshu make the decision. If he is willing to marry his daughter to us, we will marry her. If he is not willing, we will not force him. This way, we will be passive. Even if Prince Rui is angry, he will not be able to find fault with the Duke's Mansion."

Duke Zhou sighed heavily, looked at his doting son, and said helplessly: "This is the only way, but now that the engagement banquet has just passed, I am afraid it will not be done in a short time. I will discuss this matter with the Shangshu as soon as possible. So, are you satisfied, Yuan'er?"

Zhou Yuan was so happy to see Duke Zhou finally agree. He immediately bowed deeply and kowtowed loudly, "Thank you, father!"

At the same time, in the imperial study in the palace, the air pressure was as low as frost and snow in December. The palace maids and eunuchs stood cautiously by, not daring to breathe.

Ever since His Majesty received the pigeon message from the border at noon today, a strong layer of anger has shrouded his entire body, with worry piled up on his brows, and anger and anxiety mixed together. They have rarely seen His Majesty's emotions written so clearly on his face.

Not only that, His Majesty also summoned the Crown Prince and the Third Prince, the two princes who were most involved in political affairs and the most competitive, to the Imperial Study early in the morning, but he did not say a word and just made them kneel on the cold ground for two full hours.

Jiang Hong and Jiang Chen knelt on the ground with their heads down and their hands hanging. Although they were confused, they were sure that something big must have happened.

The door of the hall was pushed open, and sunlight poured in.

Jiang Yu walked in with a tall and thin figure. When he saw the scene in the hall, his handsome face was calm. He knelt on the ground and said, "Your Highness, I pay my respects to you, Father. Long live your Highness. Long live your Highness. Long, long live your Highness."

Emperor Jingsheng raised his hand, motioning him to get up. Seeing this, Jiang Hong and Jiang Chen also wanted to get up, but Emperor Jingsheng gave them a cold look: "When did I let you get up?"

Jiang Hong and Jiang Chen looked unhappy and had no choice but to kneel down again. Their bodies were already precious and pampered, and after kneeling for two hours, their knees were sore and numb and they could not bear it any longer.

Jiang Yu stood up and asked in a low voice: "Why is father so angry?"

Emperor Jingsheng snorted coldly and threw the memorial in his hand heavily in front of Jiang Hong and Jiang Chen. The teacup beside him was blown away and shattered on the window frame, splashing green tea juice everywhere and dripping all over the floor: "Why? It's all because of these two bastards!"

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